Audresselles

Hauts-de-France · France

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Audresselles is a fishing village between Cap Gris-Nez and Ambleteuse, with a shingle-and-sand beach about a kilometre long and flat rock ledges mixed in, most of all at the northern end. A westerly Channel swell gives short, fun peaks both ways, but it breaks only now and then and the waves stay small. It is mostly a bodyboard wave that becomes surfable around low tide, when the sandbanks show. It is shallow and ledgy in places and nearly always empty.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Quiet
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
Bodyboards, and shortboards with plenty of volume.

When it works

✓ A W swell of about 1–2 m with an E to NE wind, on the lower half of the tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Onshore westerlies, high tide over the rocks and shingle, or flat summer weather.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • currents

Best months

January, February, March, October, November, December

Local tips

Low tide gives the best chance of a rideable wave, when the sand patches between the rocks show. The water is shallow and ledgy, so mind your fins. Avoid the boulder-strewn northern end. Winter, especially January, is the most likely time to find it working.

Getting there

Several lanes lead down from the village to the beach. There is free parking on Avenue des Flobarts and a bigger car park at the village exit towards Ambleteuse. The beach is not reliably watched by lifeguards, and currents can be dangerous.

History

The village is one of the communes of the Grand Site de France des Deux Caps, labelled in 2011.

Travel notes

How often it works
Rarely breaks. It needs a solid west swell from the Channel with an easterly breeze. Forecasters give it about 2 out of 10 for consistency, and it is mostly flat outside winter.
Crowd and vibe
Uncrowded even when it is working. The central beach is busiest in summer, but with swimmers and families rather than surfers.
Camping and vans
Directories list two small campsites in the village, Le Noirda and Le Mont Asie. Nearby Ambleteuse has the larger three-star Camping L'Eglantier, about 200 m from the sea, which also takes motorhomes. Nearest campsite about 0.5 km away.
Facilities
There are toilets, showers, a few seafood restaurants, free parking on avenue des Flobarts and a bigger car park at the exit towards Ambleteuse. Lifeguard cover is unreliable and there is no surf school.
Water quality
Official ARS tests rate Audresselles Centre Plage as good for 2024 and 2025, after four years at sufficient (2020–2023). It was excellent from 2015 to 2018.

Ideal conditions

Swell
WSW–WNW best, SW–NW works
Size
1.2–2.2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 3 m
Period
6 s minimum, best from 9 s
Wind
Offshore NE–ESE; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
low, mid best, avoid high
Faces
WSW (255°)

Live cam

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